The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-04-21

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johnson City is enjoying a building
boom. Eight residences that will av-
erage over $4,000 q piece are being
built, and the foundation OF J. w.
Hunter & Bros store room is being
dug. Work will be commenced short
ly on the store houses Of ]. G. Camp
bell and ]. w. Crumley.
Go to John Harr for choice tea, COT
fee and sugar, City Hall Building.
Rev. ]. T. Kincanon, the new pas
tor of the Baptist Church, preached
his first sermons in Johnson City last
Sunday morning and night. Mr.. Kin
canon is a good man and an elo-
quent preacher, and the Baptist
Church is to be congratulated on Sc
curing him on this charge.
See the parasolls at
Christian Hoss & Hodges
The Courier thinks four years is a
long time to wait for railroad How
long have you waited for the S. A. &
0? We will bet you new hat that
the G. G. & G. company will ship coal
to Bristol via johnson City before the
S. A. & O.. road reaches the coal field
This is no "bluff" but we will "stay in"
for any amount you want to "raise it"
to.
At Mrs. Hodgson's you can see
Southern Queen and Winnie Davis.
The Sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be administered in the Presby-
terrain church on Sunday morning,
April Oath, 1887. Rev. G. A. Caldwell
will be with us and conduct the SER
vices. Preparatory services will be
held on Friday night and Saturday
night, at ZOO o'clock. Our Sister
churches are cordially invited to take
part with us on that occasion.
Biggest stock of Dress Goods at ev-
cry price can be found at the store OF
Christian Hoss & Hodge.
Strawberry and Ice Cream Festiual.-
First strawberries Of the season.
Just what every body has beeb waiting
for. The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church will give Straw
berry and ice cream festival at the
old stand of Farris Pierce & Co, near
the NJ. E. Church, on Wednesday
night, April 9th, 1887, at z 100 o'clock
Let every body come and get saucer
or more of fine strawberries.
Another big lot OF clothing received
and on sale by
Christian Hoss & Hodge.
Prof. A. NJ. Mettatal will address the
people on Prohibition at the following
times and places during this month
Greeneville, 20, 81, Elizabethton, %
Hampton pa Milliegan 20. The lee
lures will be diversified with music
vocal and instrumental by the Prof
and his two sons. Let all attend as the
question is of vital Importance at pres
ent.
A lot of standard prints in clothes
styles and colors at 6 and Ga cent
can be found at
Christian Hoss 4 Hodges
Mr.. j. J. Weller took charge Of tn
Piedmont House formely the Cit,
Hotel last Monday morning Tn
hotel is undergoing repairs, in fact, i
being literally made new through
i. out, and when finished will be tn
neatest hotel building in East Ter
nessee, earth of Knoxville, and will b
the pride of johnson City. Mr.. w. K
), McCalmon, a fresco artist from Cir
cinnati, is doing the inside paintin
and frescoing, and is doing nice 10
= We will have more to say of the hote
when it is completed
Last Monday Mayor w. A. Dickir
!, son retired from the management {
the City Hotel. For more than fou
years Mr.. Dickinson and his good lad
9 have acted as host and hostess OF tn
! hotel and they have not only give
, general satisft ction but have made
number of friends among the trave
ing public by their kind attention
D guests and their natural kindness
J. all. They have moved to their elegai
l. cottage home on Walnut street, an
,e will keep open house to their friend
Still the people crowd in to see II
fine stock of goods displayed by
2 Christian Hoss e. Hodge
. For year or more Bristol has bee
talking OF water works, gas and sire
re cars. Men have come there and pr,
Of posed to put in the different plants o
s. certain conditions, but still they hay
Z neither. Johnson City had new,
N thought Of anything Of the kind u
o. til two weeks ago, and now we ha'
s. over 5000 feet of pipe laid and watt
|. running all over one side of the tow
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